Disclaimer: Anything that seems familiar belongs to the wonderful Stephanie Meyer. Kaylee and her mother, however, are mine.

My head was killing me the next day when I woke up for my classes. I walked down to the kitchen and grabbed a few pieces of sausage that my mom had cooked before she left for work and quickly ate them so I could take some medicine for the pain.

I grabbed two Tylenol out of the medicine cabinet and popped them in my mouth and washed them down with a few gulps of white milk. I trudged back up the stairs to find an outfit to wear for that school day. I decided on light washed skinny jeans, brown leather boots, and a brown and white tribal print cardigan.

Jacob wasn't sitting out in the driveway like usual, and it surprised me. I wanted to see him. I packed my book bag up and went on my way to school, wondering the whole way where Jacob was at.

My classes seemed to go on forever, and I was constantly checking the time. I was very anxious without Jacob. I was so worried that maybe something had happened to him while he was on patrol.

After my classes had ended, I drove straight to Emily's and busted into the house. Emily was sitting at the table, flipping through a magazine, and she looked up and me with surprise. "Kaylee! What are you doing?"

I sat down at the table beside her and put my head down. "Where's Jacob?" I mumbled. Emily ran her hands through my hair soothingly.

"They've been going on extra patrols lately. They've spotted a vampire a few days back, and they're not sure who she wants. They're just trying to keep us safe." My heart practically stopped beating.

"They found a vampire? Here?" My mouth went dry.

"They'll be okay, Kaylee. This is what they were born to do." I didn't find it reassuring. I still found it frightening.

The door opened and I jumped up when I saw Jacob. "Jacob!" I hugged him tightly as my eyes welled up with tears. "There's a vampire running around?" I asked loudly.

He glared at Emily. "Why would you tell her that? I was going to get around to it." He was trembling. Emily rolled her eyes.

"You don't need to keep secrets from her. It's not good for either of you." Jacob snarled, and I placed a hand on his chest.

"Jacob, calm the hell down. You're overreacting." I said sternly, and he looked down at me. His eyes softened and his trembling slowed down. "I'd appreciate if you wouldn't keep stuff from me, especially if it's this important. But I just need to know why you would keep it from me?"

"I didn't want you worrying. I was going to tell you soon." I gnawed on my bottom lip.

"What are you all going to do about the vampire?" That was so scary to say, a vampire this close to our society.

"We're going to train to fight her. The pack and I are training with the Cullens tonight." I raised my eyebrows. I definitely wasn't going to miss this.

"I'm going." I stated, not even looking up to see his reaction. My back was flat against his chest, and he whirled me around quickly.

"No way, it's not safe." I scoffed at him. He was really starting to piss me off. I know it's just because he was worried about my safety, but it gets a little overwhelming.

"Jacob, I'm going with you. I am your imprint, and I think that I need to go with you so I know what's going on. Besides, I've never seen any of the pack or the Cullen's in action." After deciding that arguing was futile, he agreed that I could go.

"I'll be outside of your house around midnight. I don't know how long this will last, and it'll probably be cold so you need to dress warm." He told me, and I could tell that he wasn't happy. He avoided my eyes for quite a while until the rest of the pack came in and broke the tension.

When midnight came around, I was beginning to get pretty sleepy. Jacob didn't knock on the door or anything because it would wake up my mom, but I saw the headlights from his car when he pulled into the parking lot. I silently opened and shut the front door behind me and jogged over to his car.

I had on a pair of yoga pants and tennis shoes, along with one of Jacob's hoodies that he has no use for. I was nice and warm so he had no reason to worry. I smiled at him as I sat down in the passenger seat of his Rabbit and he leaned over and kissed me sweetly on the lips.

The rest of the pack and the Cullen's were waiting on us when we arrived, and I saw Bella standing near the vampires. I shivered, and I noticed that the vampire closest to Bella stared at me.

"LeeLee!" Embry exclaimed. "I'm surprised that Jacob let you come!" I laughed and hugged my best friend close to my body.

"I'm surprised too, he wasn't very happy about it." Jacob decided to ignore my comment, and I heard him talking to Quil and Sam in low voices.

"Well, now that Jacob has arrived, should we begin?" Carlisle Cullen said in his perfect voice, and I found myself watching his very graceful steps. He introduced all of the Cullens. Esme, Rosalie, Emmett, Alice, Jasper, and Edward.

Emmett and Jasper decided to spar first, and I was surprised at how quick Emmett was for his large size. Jasper seemed to be much quicker. Their moves were so elegant and smooth. It looked like they were dancing. I was prodded in the shoulder by something large, and I turned around to come face to face with Jacob as a wolf.

He stuck his tongue out of the side of his mouth, making me laugh. He looked so goofy. I rubbed his head gently, and he sat down on the ground. Following his lead, I sat down on the damp grass and leaned my head against his large body. I could feel eyes watching me, and I glanced around until I made eye contact with Bella.

Even though she looked happy with her vampire, Edward, it looked like it still bothered her to see me with Jacob. The rest of the night went by fairly quickly, and I was getting exhausted. Jacob was fighting with Quil, and I leaned against Emby's large wolf body so I wouldn't fall over.

Once Jacob finished with Quil, Bella went over to him. She laced her hands into his long fur, and he licked the side of her face. I growled underneath my breath, but decided not to say anything. He didn't like her. He told me that. Everyone has told me that.

But damn it, why did he have to still act like he loved her?